"They're Back!... and
THEY'RE Back!" - June 8
So last year we had 14 castaways, whittled by one each
episode until there was A HURRICANE!... and then we got
down to three. Out of those three, one ... I forgot his
name, but he was a millionaire, won the $250,000 and a
new car.
Now TBS has rescoured
the countryside looking for two more first mates, two
more skips, two more country girls, two more sets of
millionaires, two more professors, and two movie stars
to cast in their reality redux...
Or a banal blasphemy,
but it's not my place to judge... yet. So let's rejoin
Scott Lasky as 14 stranded castaways compete to see who
will be rescued from Gilligan's Isle!
First up, the castaways.
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Minnow Orange |
Minnow Green |
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Gilligan |
Shawn Manning; 23; Quincy, MA; personal
assistant
Describes himself as "the new age Gilligan who does
his own thing." |
Zac
Turney; 23; St. Petersburg, FL; cabana boy
"I'm like, an attention addict. I'm a pretty hyper
little boy." |
| Skipper |
Ken
Callen; 46; Chesapeake, VA; retired Naval
officer
"Sometimes I lose my temper. Sometimes I take my hat
off and hit people with it." |
"Crazy Charlie" Albert; 49; Springfield, LA;
harbor master
"Wearing this hat makes me the Skipper. When you're
the Skipper, you're in charge." |
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Millionaires |
Jim
& Donna Bounce; 47 and 41; Las Vegas; net worth:
$4 million
"I want Mary Ann and Ginger!" -Jim
"So do I!" -Donna |
Howard Schur & "Miss Melissa" Jones; 58 and 33;
Purchase, NY; net worth: $4.5 million
"We have a slight age difference. What's 27 years?" |
| Ginger |
Angie Everhart; "12 at heart"; New York City;
actress/supermodel
"I have about 35 movie credits to my name."
|
Erika Eleniak; "35 years young"; San Fernando
Valley, CA; actress
Was in "ET" and "Baywatch" "I'm not a diva." |
|
Professor |
Tiy-e
Muhammad; 34; Atlanta; professor of psychology &
human sexuality
"He was suave, a ladies' man. That's me, baby, can't
you see it?" |
Andy
Schuler; 39; Durham, NC (C-Note: professor...
Durham... Houston, we have a Dookie); professor of
engineering
"The Professor was the man." |
| Mary
Ann |
Randi Silvers; 23; Edwardsville, KS; lifeguard
"I'm pretty easy to get along with. But unlike her,
I'm not afraid to speak my mind." |
Mandy Weaver; 25; Nashville; interior designer
"I look like her. I would also say I'm like her
personality-wise. Always chipper, Always happy."
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Like last year, neither
team knows of the others' existence, and will not know
until they "run aground on the shore of this uncharted
desert isle." So good luck and get happy while you can,
because the weather (checks Weatherbug just to be
sure)... is about to get a little rough.
And we're not just
talking random monsoon rough, either. Wow. That's the
most authentic lightning storm I've ever seen.
As we join our
castaways, we see that Minnow Orange has docked first,
as they meet Scott... and the crew of the Minnow Green.
First thoughts: "What the hell is going on here?" Well,
here's the deal. Like last year, each pair will go up
against each other in head-to-head competitions. Winners
will go on to the final seven. Losers will be banished
to the other side of the island, supposedly with ill
chance of rescue. Although we all know that Rachel from
last season was banished and subsequently cast on
"Dancing with the Stars," so we know that's a bunch of
bull(^_^) right there.
And, the first person to
be rescued wins $250,000. Shawn will go to any lengths
to win this. Donna will buy ANOTHER house.
First reward challenge
is for a shower. Will we see it now? No. Tease.
Tiy-e and Andy get into
their bunks, as Tiy-e notices that Andy is getting a
mite nervous. And rightly so. There's Andy, a scrawny
professor guy, and there's Tiy-e... not so scrawny. Tiy-e,
meanwhile, discovers... a vibrating toothbrush! Cue the
innuendo. Cue Randi freaking out. "I don't talk about
sex, that's not the type of girl I am." Shawn doesn't
think she has a clue.
At the Skip's hut,
Charlie and Erika notice the rations, as Erika delegates
Charlie in charge of keeping the crew well fed.
According to the directions, "Eat one bar every four
hours per person. Eat in small pieces. Chew well." It's
the MRE from hell... On the bright side... "It's
fat-free."
Mandy thinks that Zac is
the "boy version of her". Zac isn't sure... but he's
working on it. All this, while they're scavenging. The
Skip brings'em together for their first meeting. Andy's
more than happy with him as the leader, until he decides
to have it his way.
Over on Minnow Orange,
Angie decides that she wants to win the shower. "It's SO
HOT here." About to get hotter... Here's Scott.
"Attention castaways!
Attention castaways! Meet down on the beach for your
first competition."
This is for the shower.
Once at the beach, Scott lets the players in on the
challenge, which involves swimming to get materials for
a fire using said materials and ($plug$) a Lowe's tool
box. First team to create fire to burn a rope and douse
their opponents wins the shower. The losers... well, at
least they get ONE shower. And the truth comes out...
Erika isn't a swimmer. Come on! How can you be on bloody
Baywatch and not be able to swim?
Both teams bring their
swag to the beach. We have wood, a magnifying glass,
steel wool, matches, and flint for the most part... and
no one knows how to make fire. Angie became the
driving force for the Orange, but Melissa closed
everyone on Green in. End result: the fire burns for
Green, and the water drops for Orange.
Angie: "I'm not going to
get a shower? This sucks!"
Green team gets the
shower, and that's only for green. If they share with
anyone on Orange, they lose it. So there they go
enjoying it with a group shower, if for anything... a
lot of rubbing. "Another day for them to lose."
That night, Zac elects
to sleep on the wicker bench, hoping that someone will
have pity on them and invite him into their bed. Keep
hope alive. Jim sleeps on a hammock.
Snore. Snore. Snore.
Fart. Bitch. "I'm way too much of a princess for this,"
says Angie.
Another day in paradise.
Shawn notes that Zac is a "freak". Tiy-e thinks he's
"the strangest person I've ever met in my life." Mandy
gets a walking lesson from Angie. Remember... attitude.
Oh yeah.
Prof. Tiy-e is seeing
who the strongest is. Not him at the moment, as he (and
Angie) continue to watch the shower and angst.
Meanwhile, Mandy gets to take two showers... "And one of
them is with the Professor!" So Mandy has two things
going on with Andy and Zac. See, Gilligan and Mary Ann
have chemistry, but Mandy and Andy rhyme.
Next up, a
coconut-fetching moment with Zac, the born monkey. Not a
born coconut cracker, as the coconut is still in one
piece after Zac tries to crack it. Woops. There it goes.
Remember not to drink too much, or you'll end up with
mudbutt.
As the crew tries to get
more juice, we hear... an agonizing scream. And Angie's
hand is bleeding. Turns out that she accidentally sliced
her finger through and through. Angie ventures...
somewhere... for help, as a nearby helicopter med-evacs
her off the island.
While we wait for word
on Angie's fate, Shawn tests his blood. He's type I
diabetic. To learn more, you can click
here. He is also only
capable of having a conversation about the Red Sox. To
learn more, you can bite me. I'm a Yankees fan.
Together, he and Tiy-e share a bond. Good for them. That
bond turns into... a basketball court. It's Tiy-e &
Shawn vs. Zac & Mandy. Randi says, "Tone it down a
smidge." Andy says that she's a whiner. Randi says she's
here to compete.
That night, the
Gilligans talk about the movie stars, as Zac notes that
Erika was the first girl he ever... well... lent a hand
to.
"Attention castaways!
Attention castaways! Follow the path to Voodoo Village.
There you will discover who will compete in a challenge
tomorrow which decides which castaway will be banished
to the other side of the island."
No one knew where Voodoo
Village was, until Prof. Andy reminded everyone of the
voodoo episode. "You know what? I got my mojo working,
and I ain't scared," says Crazy Charlie.
Mandy is thinking
sacrifice. Well, you're half right. So here we are at
Voodoo Village... and still no Angie in sight. Scott
insists that she is in good hands, and he promises to
keep us informed. Meanwhile, Erika opens the voodoo box
and pulls... the Skipper. Tomorrow, either Charlie or
Ken is going home. "It's on like a chicken bone."
Meanwhile, Tiy-e dances a psych dance to Charlie. "You
can't sing, you can't dance, and you can't light a
fire."
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